# Y Combinator

> Y Combinator is a San Francisco startup accelerator founded in 2005. It runs winter, spring, summer, and fall batches and invests a standard $500K through two SAFEs: $125K for 7% plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE.

## Profile

- **Typical check size:** $250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, CA
- **AUM:** N/A
- **Rounds they lead:** Pre-Seed, Seed
- **Rounds they invest:** Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

## Links

- [Website](https://www.ycombinator.com)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/y-combinator)
- [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator)
- [X / Twitter](https://twitter.com/ycombinator)

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/y-combinator